Tower of Power [KCW] Burnside, Victoria, Australia
By caughtatwork on 01-Jan-20. Waypoint GA14217

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Type: Traditional
Container: Micro
Coordinates: S37° 44.989' E144° 45.397' (WGS 84)
  55H 302356E 5819573N (UTM)
Elevation: 67 m
Local Government Area: Melton

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Kororoit Creek Walk - Tower of Power

Take an afternoon and have a walk along Kororoit Creek in Burnside and enjoy the wildlife including tiger snake, eastern blue-tongued lizard, common snakeneck turtle and eastern brown snake. Sighting are now rare with development driving most of the creatures away from the built-up areas.
Another micro in a built-up area (fear not we will get some small geocache containers in due course) and this one is near the tower of power. The tower appears to bring electricity from the other side of Kororoit Creek, but it then seems to go nowhere with no overhead power lines on this, the posh side, of the creek. I guess it runs down the pole and underground, so you should be OK with looking for a geocache here without the risk of being zapped. You are looking for a small mint tin here today.
About Kororoit Creek
The Kororoit Creek rises below Mount Kororoit, northeast of Melton in the north western outer suburbs of Melbourne. The creek's headwaters are north of Sunbury at approximately 400 metres (1,300 ft) above sea level in Ordovician geology. The creek flows generally south by east and passes over the volcanic lava plain of western Melbourne to its mouth at sea level, north of Altona and emptying into Altona Bay within Port Phillip. The creek is joined by one minor tributary as it descends approximately 407 metres (1,335 ft) over its 52-kilometre (32 mi) course. At the outlet in Altona Bay, the creek winds its way through the Altona Coastal Park and then the Jawbone Marine Sanctuary Park, where it enters Port Phillip.
From east of Sunbury, the Kororoit Creek makes its way down through many suburbs towards its mouth, including the towns and suburbs of Rockbank, Caroline Springs, Burnside, Kings Park, Albanvale, Deer Park, Cairnlea, West Sunshine, Ardeer, Albion, Brooklyn and Altona North.
The creek is traversed by the Melton Highway, east of Melton; the Western Highway and the Western Ring Road, at Ardeer; and the West Gate Freeway and Federation Trail at Brooklyn. The Kororoit Creek Trail runs along the banks in the lower reaches of the creek.

 

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16-Apr-23
Caching along the Koroit Creek Trail today, this was one of 14 finds.

Cache and contents are in good condition.

Many thanks caughtatwork, enjoyed our day exploring the area.

 
28-Jun-21
Thanks for the hide, all looks to be in good condition. Car has gone in for its service today so I thought I'd tackle some of the caches in the area..
 
17-Dec-20
An aptly named cache and another one where we picked GZ as we walked towards it. Cache was quickly found, signed and replaced and we were soon on our way again.

Thanks C@W...... Very Happy
 
17-Dec-20
#GA4994 - 08:54; In Melbourne with Sol de lune for a flying visit to collect some items and get them delivered in time for Christmas. After another early start today to drop off yesterday's goods, we then headed west to collect some of the newer caches which have appeared since our last visit, while we waited for the next goods collection point to open for business. The lake circuit made for a very pleasant stroll in ideal caching conditions. After collecting the last in the lake loop series, plus a couple of others in the area, we headed over to make a start on this series. A very pleasant morning for caching, with all caches again found in good condition. The name says it all with this one! TFTC caughtatwork Very HappyClan Cerberus
 
03-Nov-20
I decided to get out and about today.

Threw the bike in the car and headed out to find a few caches in the area here.

Only 3 dnf's of the 20+ that I managed to put my name on.

A couple of FTF's too.

As I rounded the corner I new where to look.

There it was in the growth.

Nicely done.

TFTC Very Happy
 
09-Mar-20
Unfortunately these "Towers of Power" are unavoidable necessities of modern life. They do provide hides for cache containers. Interesting to see the new posh developments with underground power but the low cost residential areas often have above ground poles.

This container was quickly found however removal of the log took time as the clip holding the log sheets had attached itself to the strong magnet in the container.

Thanks for this cache caughtatwork. The variety of residential areas along the creek is interesting. The lack of small birds today may be a result of this urban sprawl. {FTF} at 9.20.
 
01-Jan-20
Welcome to 2020. Come and find me.
 
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